Rugby: Highlanders need to do basics against Chiefs
Rugby: Highlanders need to do basics against Chiefs
Good, basic rugby is needed tonight as the Highlanders go up against a red-hot Chiefs team.
Steve Hepburn
Rugby: Highlanders down Waratahs
Rugby: Highlanders down Waratahs
The GCSB have plenty of their hands on at the moment but they better venture south for something mysterious is going on around this Highlanders mob.
Rugby: Highlanders on a roll - but at a cost
Rugby: Highlanders on a roll - but at a cost
The Highlanders have just beaten the past three champions of Super rugby and coach Jamie Joseph hopes the side gets some love.
Surf life-saving: Shanks living life to the full
Surf life-saving: Shanks living life to the full
Ryan Shanks has been given a second chance at life - and he is seizing it with both hands.
Rugby: Hurricanes name side to play Highlanders
Rugby: Hurricanes name side to play Highlanders
The Hurricanes have named a powerful side to take on the Highlanders in Dunedin on Friday night.
Rugby: Lack of front-rowers stymies Clyde-Earnscleugh
Rugby: Lack of front-rowers stymies Clyde-Earnscleugh
Clyde-Earnscleugh has pulled out of the premier grade in country rugby, the second rural club to not front with a team this year.
Green Island rugby looking ahead
Green Island rugby looking ahead
The only way is up for the Green Island premier rugby team and if attitude is anything to go by, it should be a steep rise.
Rugby: ORFU records profit of nearly $320,000
Rugby: ORFU records profit of nearly $320,000
The Otago Rugby Football Union is firmly focused on the community game and, although disappointed in the performance of its top team, believes it had a good 2014.
Osborne,Wheeler both re-sign
Osborne,Wheeler both re-sign
Winger Patrick Osborne and lock Joe Wheeler have committed to the Highlanders for next year.
Rugby: Osborne and Wheeler re-sign with Highlanders
Rugby: Osborne and Wheeler re-sign with Highlanders
Patrick Osborne and Joe Wheeler have recommitted to the Highlanders for next year.
Cricket: Strong bowling helps Green Island defend 99
Cricket: Strong bowling helps Green Island defend 99
Steve Hepburn sums up the weekend's club cricket.
Rugby: Evans steps up to play second game of the day
Rugby: Evans steps up to play second game of the day
Gareth Evans had played 80 minutes, scoffed some sushi and was ready to sit back and watch his team-mates in action on Saturday night.
Rugby: Dixon making progress
Rugby: Dixon making progress
Elliot Dixon is moving into the fast lane.
Rugby: 10 teams in schools competition
Rugby: 10 teams in schools competition
A 10-team premier schools competition is all set to begin next month and there is genuine excitement about the format.
Rugby: Rugby taking a look at itself
Rugby: Rugby taking a look at itself
The process to change the laws of the game has begun but it is going to be at a glacial speed.
Rugby: Joseph says mistakes must stop
Rugby: Joseph says mistakes must stop
The Highlanders know if they play as badly as they did last week, they will not be coming away with that winning feeling.
Rugby: Highlanders team to play Waratahs named
Rugby: Highlanders team to play Waratahs named
Flanker Shane Christie will make his season debut for the Highlanders when the side takes on the Waratahs in Dunedin on Saturday night.
Rugby: Difficult year ahead for ORFU
Rugby: Difficult year ahead for ORFU
The Otago Rugby Football Union has made a profit of more than $300,000, but warned it may struggle to break even in the next year.
Rugby: Southland Boys' HS eyeing spot in Dunedin colts competition
Rugby: Southland Boys' HS eyeing spot in Dunedin colts competition
The Southland Boys' High School First XV is eying a place in the Dunedin metropolitan colts competition, saying it needs the higher standard of rugby to remain competitive.
Rugby: Fia's injury highlights team's propping woes
Rugby: Fia's injury highlights team's propping woes
Highlander prop Ma'afu Fia is looking at a considerable spell on the sideline as the side starts looking for a front-row replacement.